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As the seconds ticked off the clock on Friday night, the Tigers made history again — this time at home — with a 28-14 victory. The Tigers used a physical, power game to beat the Blue Devils in front of the Tiger faithful for the first time in school history.

"Our physical brand of football," Whitman said with a smile as he paused, "We like to get after it."

They did just that on Friday and junior tailback Tanner Green led the charge.

The junior ran through and away from Brevard defenders en route to 182 yards and two touchdowns.

"I played how I expected," Green said. "I really want to give credit to my offensive line. Without them, I don't score any touchdowns."

They paved the way on Friday night.

The teams were deadlocked at seven as the first half ended. Rosman had a touchdown from Gage Orr and Brevard's came on a Tanner Ellenberger to Nick Cabe pass.

From that point forward, however, Rosman took over. The first drive of the second half was an 11-play drive, but Brevard stopped it at the 3-yard-line.

The teams continued the tug of war before both offenses came alive in the fourth quarter. Keen Jones capped a drive that began in the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter.

Rosman looked to pull away as Green broke out for a 59-yard touchdown two drives later. Green surged through the middle, broke tackles as he headed down the right side of the field and cut back into the end zone.

Brevard wasn't folding though. Alec Dubreuil took a handoff from Ellenberger and shot down the right side of the field for a 60-yard touchdown run. Dubreuil finished with 111 yards and a touchdown.

With the time waning, Brevard held Rosman and forced a punt with three minutes left in the game. Rosman quarterback Joshua Rice punted the ball and it hopped out of bounds at the Brevard 1-yard-line.

"That was huge," Whitman said.

It turned out to be as the Blue Devil drive died on a turnover on downs with 1:20 left to give the Tigers the ball on the 19-yard-line.

Two plays later, Green busted through two Brevard defenders as he scampered 19 yards into the end zone.

"Tanner Green is who we thought he was," Brevard coach Jason Lippard said.

Lippard said the main culprit on Friday night for his team, which is starting a number of sophomores, was penalties. The Blue Devils had four person foul penalties at crucial points.

<p>ROSMAN — Before the game even started, Rosman coach Fred Whitman talked to his team about making history. The Tigers made history last season when they beat Brevard for the first time ever.</p><p>As the seconds ticked off the clock on Friday night, the Tigers made history again — this time at home — with a 28-14 victory. The Tigers used a physical, power game to beat the Blue Devils in front of the Tiger faithful for the first time in school history.</p><p>"Our physical brand of football," Whitman said with a smile as he paused, "We like to get after it."</p><p>They did just that on Friday and junior tailback Tanner Green led the charge.</p><p>The junior ran through and away from Brevard defenders en route to 182 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>"I played how I expected," Green said. "I really want to give credit to my offensive line. Without them, I don't score any touchdowns."</p><p>They paved the way on Friday night.</p><p>The teams were deadlocked at seven as the first half ended. Rosman had a touchdown from Gage Orr and Brevard's came on a Tanner Ellenberger to Nick Cabe pass.</p><p>From that point forward, however, Rosman took over. The first drive of the second half was an 11-play drive, but Brevard stopped it at the 3-yard-line.</p><p>The teams continued the tug of war before both offenses came alive in the fourth quarter. Keen Jones capped a drive that began in the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter.</p><p>Rosman looked to pull away as Green broke out for a 59-yard touchdown two drives later. Green surged through the middle, broke tackles as he headed down the right side of the field and cut back into the end zone.</p><p>Brevard wasn't folding though. Alec Dubreuil took a handoff from Ellenberger and shot down the right side of the field for a 60-yard touchdown run. Dubreuil finished with 111 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>With the time waning, Brevard held Rosman and forced a punt with three minutes left in the game. Rosman quarterback Joshua Rice punted the ball and it hopped out of bounds at the Brevard 1-yard-line.</p><p>"That was huge," Whitman said.</p><p>It turned out to be as the Blue Devil drive died on a turnover on downs with 1:20 left to give the Tigers the ball on the 19-yard-line.</p><p>Two plays later, Green busted through two Brevard defenders as he scampered 19 yards into the end zone.</p><p>"Tanner Green is who we thought he was," Brevard coach Jason Lippard said. </p><p>Lippard said the main culprit on Friday night for his team, which is starting a number of sophomores, was penalties. The Blue Devils had four person foul penalties at crucial points.</p><p>The main issue, however, was his team's stalled drives.</p><p>"We just didn't finish drives," he said.</p><p>___</p><p>Reach Millwood at Joey.Millwood@blueridgenow.com or 828-694-7883.</p><p>___</p><p>Follow Joey Millwood on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BRNJoey</p>